As many of you know, after a year of living in Vegas without access to a vehicle (by choice) I recently remedied that situation. I now want to share with you one of the unforeseen dangers of auto ownership in Las Vegas. No I am not talking auto theft, which is big business here in the valley, nor car jacking which seems to be on the decline. I am talking productivity.
Case in point: This morning I set out on my local's run. A big circle around the valley hitting the outlying casinos. It starts and ends on the south end of town at M, which is worthy of a double stop and consists of one big clockwise circle. After a short but mildly successful first stop, I head up the Dean Martin (which is never crowded despite nearby traffic woes) to Silverton. Unproductive session there as usual, then jump on the Hiway circling west and north to Red Rock Casino. After a decent 45 minute session there the trouble begins. It is now mid day, sunny and a near perfect 68 degrees. Instead of jumping back on the freeway and continuing north, my Prius which has a mind of it's own heads due west toward Red Rock Canyon. I go along for the ride as it is one of my favorite spots. After a brief stop for supplies, the car finds a shady spot to park with a nice view and I head off for a hike. Lost day! work-wise anyway. My big day planned turns into about 50 hands played with EV of about $35.
Of course I am just having fun with the situation but in reality, with so many nice days weather-wise and we have about 275 of them, it is easy to get distracted and want to do other things. Sure 95-100+ degree days...they are definate casino days. Snowy, cold days....oh wait we don't have them. Rainy days...we don't have many of them either. :laugh: So ya really gotta buckle down and be disciplined about playing here.
Looking ahead, it is supposed to be 90+ degree by the weekend so maybe I'll get some work done then.
Case in point: This morning I set out on my local's run. A big circle around the valley hitting the outlying casinos. It starts and ends on the south end of town at M, which is worthy of a double stop and consists of one big clockwise circle. After a short but mildly successful first stop, I head up the Dean Martin (which is never crowded despite nearby traffic woes) to Silverton. Unproductive session there as usual, then jump on the Hiway circling west and north to Red Rock Casino. After a decent 45 minute session there the trouble begins. It is now mid day, sunny and a near perfect 68 degrees. Instead of jumping back on the freeway and continuing north, my Prius which has a mind of it's own heads due west toward Red Rock Canyon. I go along for the ride as it is one of my favorite spots. After a brief stop for supplies, the car finds a shady spot to park with a nice view and I head off for a hike. Lost day! work-wise anyway. My big day planned turns into about 50 hands played with EV of about $35.
Of course I am just having fun with the situation but in reality, with so many nice days weather-wise and we have about 275 of them, it is easy to get distracted and want to do other things. Sure 95-100+ degree days...they are definate casino days. Snowy, cold days....oh wait we don't have them. Rainy days...we don't have many of them either. :laugh: So ya really gotta buckle down and be disciplined about playing here.
Looking ahead, it is supposed to be 90+ degree by the weekend so maybe I'll get some work done then.
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